The Work Behind a Finished Cover
A finished cover looks easy once it is done.
That is part of the trick.
What the reader sees is a single image, a title, a name, a color choice, and a general impression. What they do not see is the long chain of decisions behind it. What belongs here. What does not. What tone the cover is setting. What kind of promise it is making before the book is opened.
A cover should not merely look good in isolation. It should fit the book. It should make sense
